Scouting report: Astros visit Seattle Mariners

2014 Astros: Game-by-game

Three things to watch in the series with the Seattle Mariners:

1. The Mariners have it bad too. They’re coming into this three-game series with a six-game losing streak — and much higher expectations for their season. Maybe they’ll be tired, though. The M’s had a flight of 2,570 miles back from Miami to Seattle on Sunday, the longest flight between MLB cities.

2. The Astros don’t know new Mariners star Robinson Cano all that well, but they haven’t exactly stifled him. In 44 career plate appearances against the Astros, Cano has a .350 average with a pair of home runs.

3. The Astros’ three starting pitchers in this series are in the top-25 in the majors for ground-ball rate. Two of them, Jarred Cosart and Dallas Keuchel, are in the top five.